nwall uses /run/utmp to find logged-in users. A default Debian
install does not have /run/utmp. As nwall relies on the file to
provide its key functionality of sending messages to logged-in
users, its functionality is now completely broken.

Given the last nwall release was in 2002(!), and the README states
it is mainly used on zork.net itself, I would suggest nobody should
spend any more time on nwall.

Chris

Dear submitter,

as the package nwall has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports.  We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.

For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1110896

The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using https://snapshot.debian.org/.

Please note that the changes have been done on the master archive and
will not propagate to any mirrors until the next dinstall run at the
earliest.

This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing
ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Thorsten Alteholz (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)